News Archive / Tagged: China National Space Administration

• Long March 3B launches APStar-6C communications satellite

  Tomasz NowakowskiMay 3rd, 2018

  On Thursday, May 3 China launched its flagship Long March 3B rocket on a mission to send the APStar-6C communications satellite to orbit.

• China conducts surprise launch of Long March 4C rocket, lofts four satellites into space

  Tomasz NowakowskiApril 11th, 2018

  Without any prior notice, China sent a Long March 4C booster aloft on Tuesday, April 10, carrying three Yaogan-31 spacecraft along with one microsatellite.

• Long March 4C orbits trio of Gaofen-1 Earth-observing satellites

  Tomasz NowakowskiApril 2nd, 2018

  A Long March 4C rocket took to the skies in an unannounced launch to deliver a triplet of Gaofen-1 Earth-observing satellites for China. Liftoff occurred at 11:22 p.m. EDT March 30 (3:22 GMT March 31), 2018, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the country's Shanxi Province.

• Tiangong-1 re-enters atmosphere, burns up over South Pacific

  Tomasz NowakowskiApril 2nd, 2018

  China’s Tiangong-1 space laboratory is now in the history books after it burned up almost entirely on re-entry above the southern Pacific Ocean. While most parts of the defunct station are believed to have burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere, some pieces may have survived and plummeted into the water.

• Tiangong-1 reentry window narrows to Easter Sunday

  Tomasz NowakowskiMarch 30th, 2018

  Latest predictions indicate that China’s defunct Tiangong-1 space laboratory will fall to Earth most likely on April 1. According to updated calculations made by The Aerospace Corporation, the station will enter the atmosphere around 11:15 a.m. EDT (15:15 GMT) plus or minus 14 hours.

• China launches another pair of BeiDou-3 navigation satellites into space

  Tomasz NowakowskiMarch 30th, 2018

  China successfully launched a Long March 3B rocket carrying two BeiDou-3 spacecraft for its satellite navigation system. The booster took to the skies at 1:56 p.m. EDT (17:56 GMT) March 29, 2018, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China’s Sichuan province.

• China to launch another BeiDou-3 navigation satellite duo

  Tomasz NowakowskiMarch 27th, 2018

  China is gearing up to conduct its ninth flight of this year (2018) by launching another pair of BeiDou-3 navigation satellites on Thursday, March 29.

• Tiangong-1 to fall to Earth over Easter weekend

  Tomasz NowakowskiMarch 25th, 2018

  According to new calculations, China’s Tiangong-1 space laboratory will most likely fall to Earth over Easter weekend. More specifically, the European Space Agency and The Aerospace Corporation predict that the out-of-control spacecraft will re-enter the atmosphere between March 29 and April 4.

• Tiangong-1 space laboratory to fall to Earth in about 2-3 weeks

  Tomasz NowakowskiMarch 20th, 2018

  New calculations made by Aerospace Corporation and the European Space Agency (ESA) indicate that China’s disabled Tiangong-1 space laboratory - could be coming back to Earth - soon.

• China launches latest Land Surveying Satellite into space

  Tomasz NowakowskiMarch 17th, 2018

  A Long March 2D rocket took to the skies March 17, 2018, sending China’s fourth Land Surveying Satellite into orbit. The booster roared skyward at 2:10 a.m. EST (07:10 GMT) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China’s Gansu Province.

• Long March 3B sends a doublet of BeiDou-3 navigation satellites to orbit

  Tomasz NowakowskiFebruary 12th, 2018

  A Long March 3B rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) on Monday, Feb. 12 on a mission to replenish China’s homegrown satellite navigation system.

• China to launch another duo of BeiDou-3 navigation satellites on Sunday

  Tomasz NowakowskiFebruary 9th, 2018

  China is gearing up to launch the nation's latest duo of BeiDou-3 satellites into space atop a Long March 3B rocket on Sunday, February 11.

• Tiangong-1 space laboratory to crash to Earth between mid-March and mid-April, according to new ESA estimates

  Tomasz NowakowskiFebruary 5th, 2018

  ESA’s Space Debris Office has issued a new updated forecast for the imminent atmospheric re-entry of China’s Tiangong-1 space laboratory, which appears to have been floating in space out of control for almost two years.

• Long March 2D sends Zhangheng-1 seismo-electromagnetic spacecraft and six small satellites into space

  Tomasz NowakowskiFebruary 2nd, 2018

  China launched its first seismo-electromagnetic satellite, known as Zhangheng-1 on Friday, Feb. 2, atop a Long March 2D rocket. Six other smaller satellites also piggybacked on the mission. The flight highlighted China's growing space ambitions.

• Long March 2D to launch Zhangheng-1 and six small satellites to orbit

  Tomasz NowakowskiJanuary 31st, 2018

  A Long March 2D rocket is poised to send the Zhangheng-1 Earth-observing spacecraft into space on Friday, February 2, along with six other small satellites.